Color
#40552b
#40552brgb(64, 85, 43)hsl(90, 33%, 25%)oklch(0.421 0.07 130.6)Colors that go with #40552b
Blue, Crimson and Denim lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #40552b, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #40552b in 4 real palettes, including MAC Cosmetics's brand system and Codecademy's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #40552b: 4 real palettes, including Hinge's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the accent.
Emerald Green #50c878
shippedEmerald Green is paired with #40552b in 4 real palettes, including Neon's brand system and CircleCI's brand system, as the lead colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #40552b in 4 real palettes, including Neon's brand system and Clerk's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #40552b in 5 real palettes, including Console Light and Subaru's brand system, as the lead colour.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #40552b wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #40552b reads softer on it than on pure white.
Dark Orchid #9932cc
complementaryDark Orchid sits directly opposite #40552b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #40552b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #40552b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.23:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.55:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #40552b as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#40552b reads as muted, dark, luxury. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #40552b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/40552b-adbea2-514edf-202d1f-f1f1e9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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